When he left the Jazz in 2015 and criticized the team’s front office soon after, Freedom said he did it because he wanted to hold the organization accountable. Now he said he feels his current mission is more important than playing in the NBA.
Last year, while a member of the Boston Celtics, Freedom wrote “Free Tibet” on his shoes in a statement against China and the unrest between the two countries. He said he was asked to take them off but refused. He was later traded to and waived by the Houston Rockets and hasn’t played in the NBA since.
“We have so many social justice warriors out there today, and I think that several players are all too eager to criticize injustices or perceived injustices in our country from 150-plus years ago, but they won’t take a stand for actual slavery that’s going on in China with organ harvesting, with all types of human rights atrocities, and that’s a shame,” Staggs said from the podium. “I say that there are several out there that are willing to take a knee, but too few are willing to take a stand.
Staggs went on to say that it’s important for people in Riverton and all over the United States “to appreciate the freedom we have again and how fragile it can be.” “But when you’re not, far too often people get silenced, they get de-platformed and they’re not able to speak freely, or their interests aren’t able to be shared in the way that they are with other points of view.”
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